Toy jig saw



H. C. MADSEN Dec. 4, 1 928.

TOY JIG SAW Filed Nov. 10, 1927 PatentedDec. 4, 1928.

UNIJTEDSTAT'ES PATENT OFFICE. 1

HANS C. MADSEN, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

'roY no saw.

Application filed November 10, 1927. Serial No. 232,348.

device without hanging to the work on the I upstroke.

Further objects are toprovide a device which does not require anyelaborate pedal mechanism, butwhich may be operated by a very simpletype of pedal merely having one end resting upon the floor, and to soconstruct the device that it may be readily clamped to a table top orany other suitable support.

An embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings inwhich:

Figure 1 is a central sectional view through the device with parts beingshown in full Figure 2 is a plan view of the device; f

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 33 of Figure 1. I I

Referring to the-drawings, it will be seen that the device comprises abody portion 1 which may consist of an elongated board,

referably of oak or hard material. 1 This ody portion carries a worktable 2 which is secured thereto in a rigid manner. The front end of theboard or body portion and of the work table, which also may be of wood,are provided with a slot 3 for the jig saw 4. The lower end of the jigsaw is detachably secured to the forward end of a small rigid lever 5.The rear end of this lever is pivoted, as indicated at 6, to a 'U-shapedclip 7. This clip is secured to the body portion 1 by means of rivets 8.The body portion is provided with a hole 9, as shown in Figure1,intowhich the downwardly turned end 10 of .the springstructure forsupporting the upper end of the blade is adapted to be positioned. Thisspring structure is an integral piece of metal which may take the shapeof a round rod, for instance, although obviously other shapes could-beused.- It is provided with a substantially straight upper portion '11, adownwardly extending portion 12, a rearwardly extending portion 13, anda forwardly extending bottom portion 14, as shown most clearly inFigure 1. This provides two pointsof bending, namely,

it to rock forwardly at the work.

be detachably in the upper portion 11 and in the portion 13, as well asa slight bend; ing inthe portion 12. Thus,-it will be seen that thedownward motion of the saw'causes its upper portion and portion causesit. to rock inwardly pivot point 6 of the lower lever.

at its lower about the In other Words, the general point about which theupper end wardly lever 5. Thus, the saw is caused to rock forwardlyadjacent its upper end onfthe downward stroke and to rock rearward'lyadjacent its upper end on the upstroke, to thus clear pivots isconsiderably rear-' In order to or resilient support for the upper endof the saw, a clip 15 is clamped about the portion 14 and inwardlyagainst slanting faces 16 adjacent the rear of the body portion 1. Thisclip is spaced from the downturned portion '10 and thus locks thev partsagainst either lateral or longitudinal rocking motion and provides avery secure attachmentftherefor. The device ma be held to the table topof the pivot point 6 for the lower securely hold the upper frame F 17 orother suita le support inany desired 7 manner,'as by means of the simpletype of clamp 18.

It is to be noted that the lever 5 is connected by means of a cord orany suitable member 19, to a pedal 20., The pedal 20 has its rear endresting upon the floor and may be readily operated by the foot. It isapparent that the device may be very cheaply manufactured and may bereadily operated by a child. i

It is to beunderstood that the saw 4 may attached to the lever 5 and theupper member 11 in any suitable manner.

It is to be noted also that the device is i.

Although the invention has been described I in considerable detail, suchdescription is intended as illustrative rather than limiting as theinvention may be variously embodied, and as the scope of such inventionis to bedetermined as claimed. i

I claim:

1. A toy jig saw comprising a body portion, a Work table secured theretoand provided with a slot, a saw extending through said slot, a rigidlower lever pivoted adja-' cent the central portion of the body portionand positioned beneath saidbody portion and, detachably attached to thelower end of said saw, an integral resilient memberhaving a rearwardlyand thereafter downwardly having a rearwardly extending loope and por-

tion attached to saidbody portion, and means for operating the lowerlever.

2. A toy jig saw comprising? a body portion having awork table provi asaw extending throughsai'd slot, a lower,

ed with a slot,

lever positioned below said body portion and bein relatively short, aresilient lever-like p more er positioned above said body portion andhaving 1 ts free end attached to the upper end of said saw, saidresilientmember rock ing about a point materially rearwardly of 15 theivot point of said lower lever, said upper ever-like member. havinportion fitting within said ody portion, a clip binding said lever-likemember to said body portion, and means for operating said lower lever.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand atMilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin. a

HANS G. MADSEN.

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